Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

30 Apr 2013

Fatal stabbing in Birch Cliff

April 30, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
Royal Young Market, stabbing, Toronto Police

A man in his 60s is dead following an overnight stabbing in Birch Cliff on Kingston Road, just west of Birchmount. Photographs of the scene posted to Twitter by Global TV's Jeremy Cohn and CBC's...

27 Apr 2013

City Services, News

Councillor Crawford backtracks

By Hedy Korbee It started as a routine day for Ward 36 councillor Gary Crawford. He woke up Thursday morning, poured a coffee, started reading the newspaper and then realized that an important political decision he’d...

22 Apr 2013

Photo of the Day

Photo of the day April 22 2013

April 22, 2013
By Hedy Korbee

Members of the 144th Toronto Girl Guides would like to thank the Birch Cliff community for supporting their food drive for the Churches by the Bluffs Food Bank. The Girl Guides are pictured here with...

18 Apr 2013

Real Estate

Robust local housing market

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Birchcliff/Cliffside, house prices, Michael McCann, real estate

By Michael McCann We are now well into April and many of us are celebrating the arrival of spring. As we get ready for the warmer temperatures to come, our spring Birchcliff/Cliffside real estate market is...

15 Apr 2013

Arts, News

Mural defaced by graffiti

April 15, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
De Anne Lamirande, graffiti, mural, Warden underpass

It's disappointing to see that the spectacular mural being painted on the Warden underpass has been tagged with graffiti. The mural is a sweeping depiction of the Scarborough Bluffs and includes a portrait of Elizabeth Simcoe,...

12 Apr 2013

City Services, News

Even MORE construction

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Blantyre Avenue, construction, Kingston Road, streetcar track, ttc

The TTC has weighed in with its summer construction plans and many Birch Cliff residents are in for a shock. In addition to the road and watermain construction now underway on Kingston Road between Birchmount...

10 Apr 2013

City Services

Cliffside sidewalk study

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Cliffside Drive, Kayleigh Callaghan-Belanger, sidewalks

Scarborough Community Council has adopted a motion asking for a feasibility study into the installation of sidewalks in the area surrounding Cliffside Public School. The motion was put forward by Ward 36 Councillor Gary Crawford...

09 Apr 2013

City Services, News

Mayor Ford tours construction

Mayor Rob Ford used Birch Cliff as a backdrop today to announce a $155 million dollar program to repair Toronto roads and bridges in 2013 and another $60 million for projects such as Kingston...

08 Apr 2013

News

Birch Cliff Jane’s Walk

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Jane Jacobs, Jane's Walk, Marie Belanger

Would you like to take a walk with your neighbours and explore 100 years of Birch Cliff history? If so, mark Sunday May 5th on your calendar, as Birch Cliff is holding its very first...

04 Apr 2013

Uncategorized

Big charity garage sale

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Caroline Ilaqua, Garage sale, Haig Avenue, The Red Door Shelter

If you’re doing some spring cleaning and looking to donate your stuff to a worthy cause -- look no further! Residents of Haig Avenue are seeking donations for a huge garage sale to raise money...